The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-29
THE SHOOTING TOURNAMENT.
Winners of the Four Matches Shot at Beck's
Park Yesterdav


Park Yesterday.
The Indianapolis Sportsmen's Association
which promises to create large local interest
in good shooting, opened its first annual tourna-
ment at Becks park, yesterday Outside of the
men taking part in the several contests the at
tendance small but when the tournament
becomes more widely known, it is probable tn at
the managers will have complaint to make
about gate receipts. The crack shots were not
numerous, but several handled their guns
will enough to give to two or three of the
from abroad l.. S. Carter and c. NJ. Thursby, of
Decatur, ILL.,: Harvey McMurchy and Edward
Mersham, of Cincinnati: Edward Voris, of Craw-
louisville, and Messrs. Erb and Smith, of Lafay-
cite, present. The local shots gave as
sumed names. except one or two They figured
on the score and entry books az Cotton, An
ann s0 0ae n.d Esephard msr
Samuel Lockwell and George Beck,
however. entered their real names The shoot
ing began at 9 o'clock in the morning and con-
tnued until $50 p. NJ, as in addition to the reg
ular programme, severa! chance matches were
shot.
In the first match the programme there
were i've entries. 1t was for purse of 800. the
shooting being at six single Peoria black birds.
Cotton Arson and Madison each shot the six.
Mercham five and Eckel four AS in all
second and third money. Cotton, Arson and
Madison. rather than shoot off, divided the first
money. Mercham got second and Eckel third.
In the second match, with ten single live
pigeons. twenty-five yards rise from plunge
traps, nine entered. McMurchy. Cotton. Thurs
by, Carter, Arson and Voris each shot nine
birds, Gum eight Sockwell seven aud Beck
six. After shooting off the ties, the first money
$27, was divided between Cotton and Thursby.
third $l3 SO. and Beck fourth. Sc IS.
In the third match-ten single Peoria black
birds, from spring traps-Cotton and McAIurchy
each shot ten and divided the first money, sI3
each shot eight birds for second money. In
shooting of the tie the list was reduced to Nc
Ginnis and Carter, who divided the So IS that
was in this purse. Arson took third and Mer-
sham fourth money, so and So % respectively.
The fourth match of the most inter
esting of the days series 1t was for five single
live pigeons. thirty yards rise English rules,
except as to guns McMurchy. Garter. Jones
and Beck each shot five and divided first money,
$34 40. Taggart and Smith second money,
$50 SO, and Gum and Everhard third, $13 rs
In other matches out o. the regular programme,
In shooting at nine Peo3 ia blackbirds, McMur-
chy. Mersham and Anson divided first money,
$l2 40; Carter, McGinnis and Jones second, 81 so,
and George Beck got third. 81 80. II another
match of the same class Mersham and Beck won
first money, sl7.40, and McMurchy aud Kerr
second $40 as. Arson and Madison took third
1t was In the seventh match. though. that the
best shooting was done. 1t was at five live
pigeons. twenty eight yards rise. Taggart,
McMurchy each shot five. Beck, Arson, Carter
and Mersham four, Smith and Gum til rec, and
Jones two. After shooting off. Taggart, Nc
Murchy. Everhard and Voris divided first money,
500. 80. For second money, Beck, Arson. Carter
and Mersham each shot in the tie three times
without reducing the list The money was
finally given TO Mersham and Carter. Smith
and Gum took third money.
In the programme to-day. the matches will be
six single and four Peoria blackbirds; twenty
live pigeons, ten from plunge and from
ground traps. twenty five yards rise; ten single
Peoria blackbirds and ten single live pigeons,
plunge traps, twenty-five yards rise. The purse
for the first will be 500; the second, $3.50; the
third, $780, and the fourth, $780,